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A working life: the inventorhttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/08/a-working-life-the-inventor
When Mandy Haberman had a baby with feeding difficulties, she designed a solution. From that came more inventions and her own company<p>Mandy Haberman became an inventor by accident. Her third child, Emily, was born with Stickler syndrome, a genetic condition which often causes feeding problems: with conventional medical devices failing to help, she decided to work on a solution.</p><p>Symptoms of Stickler syndrome frequently include a cleft palate and a tongue too large for the space formed by an underdeveloped lower jaw: this makes sucking very difficult for babies. &quot;Emily had terrible problems with feeding and ended up being fed with a naso-gastric tube,&quot; Haberman says. &quot;It was hell. She was failing to grow and at one stage the hospital said she wasn't going to survive,&quot; she says.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/08/a-working-life-the-inventor">Continue reading...</a>Work & careersMoneyFamilyLife and styleChildcareChildrenSocietyParents and parentingFri, 08 Jun 2012 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/08/a-working-life-the-inventorDavid LeveneMandy Haberman and satisfied mother and child Photograph: David LeveneDavid LeveneMandy Haberman and satisfied mother and child Photograph: David LeveneJill Insley2012-06-08T21:58:00ZA working life: Colette Knight talks to Leo Benidictus about life as a nannyhttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/nov/17/workandcareers.work2
The long hours and dirty nappies of childcare are more than compensated for by the simple joy of a cuddle<p>Colette Knight gave up nannying 14 years ago. She had just finished a two-year childcare diploma at Brighton College of Technology and moved in with a family in nearby Saltdean to take care of their seven-month-old daughter.</p><p>&quot;She was a lovely little girl,&quot; Knight remembers, peering at me over her mug of tea, &quot;but I was just put on the whole time. I had to get up in the night with the child ... You can't get away from it. If someone's upset, I have to get involved. It stops being a job. In the week they're like your children.&quot; After three months, Knight's dream career as a nanny was over. &quot;It just put me off,&quot; she says. &quot;I thought, they're all going to be like this. All families are going to treat me like this.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/nov/17/workandcareers.work2">Continue reading...</a>MoneyWork & careersChildrenSocietySat, 17 Nov 2007 18:18:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/nov/17/workandcareers.work2Leo Benedictus2007-11-17T18:18:30Z